A brief comment on this article: It bothers me when I walk down the street, pass a black person and, rather than meeting my gaze and saying hello, they look down and only respond with a greeting if I greet them first. It bothers me not because I feel I need to be acknowledged. It bothers me because I sense an underlying feeling of inequality and that bugs me, because for me everyone is equal and I try to treat them thusly.

Since Tuesday, I've noticed a difference in the demeanor of many of my black neighbors. I'm noticing more of them are actually locking eyes with me and others and looking up. No longer are so many of them casting their eyes downward when they pass a white person. It is as if they are saying, "I can no longer be ignored and I will no longer be invisible." And to that I say, "Hoorah!"

The Boston Globe runs a beautiful series of 35 photos of our new president-elect. Here is the Big Picture.

Okay I am composed and finished reading all the post. The pictures were amazing, expecially the one in Waterfront park, I think that was 79 percent of the people in Oregon and a few from Washington state.

The Gen X apology to Baby Boomers pissed me off (but I get annoyed easily I'm told...by my husband.) Adriana's post was excellent and thought provoking. But the first one still stole my heart and makes feel weepy all over again.

And I hope you keep doing your round up post. They are excellent and a service to those of us less read.